MS HB853 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Failed on March 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Failed on March 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create The "early Voting Act"; To Provide The Times And Days On Which A Qualified Elector May Vote Early; To Require A County Registrar To Give Public Notice Of The Times And Locations Of Early Voting Sites; To Provide That A County Registrar Shall Supervise The Use Of Voting Machines During Early Voting; To Provide That A Person Who Votes Early Shall Have The Same Assistance During The Early Voting Period That Such Person Would Be Entitled To On The Day Of Election; To Provide That The County Registrar's Budget Shall Be Paid Not Less Than Minimum Wage For A Period Not To Exceed Thirty-five Days For Hiring One Extra Deputy For The Purpose Of Carrying Out The Requirements Of This Act; To Amend Section 23-15-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Officer Charged With Printing And Distributing The Official Ballot Shall Ascertain From The Registrar The Number Of Ballots To Be Distributed; To Amend Sections 23-15-195, 23-15-449, 23-15-463, 23-15-641 And 23-15-653, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Early Voting Act; create.
Sponsors
| Rep. Cecil Brown [D] | Rep. Bryant Clark [D] | Rep. Henry Espy [D] | Rep. Joe Gardner [D] |
| Rep. Thomas Reynolds [D] | Rep. Omeria Scott [D] |
Roll Calls
2010-02-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 69 N: 50 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-02 | Died In Committee | |
| 2010-02-16 | Referred To Elections | |
| 2010-02-15 | Transmitted To Senate | |
| 2010-02-11 | Passed | |
| 2010-02-11 | Tabled Subject To Call | |
| 2010-02-10 | Read the Third Time | |
| 2010-02-02 | Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 2010-01-14 | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
